Instagram

BROWSE

Category Archives: Gluten Free Vegan

As I stepped out this morning to run errands, one of my favorite books as a child- “Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day” came to mind. A lashing wind, thrashing trees and rustling leaves were in full force. There was definitely a chill in the air as well. As beautiful as it was (I

While fresh fava beans are great in the springtime, they can be hard to find and require a lot of labor in peeling each individual bean. Having neither the time, nor the inclination to do so, dried fava beans are a great alternative that can be enjoyed year round.
While searching for ways to use

If you go to any Indian restaurant, some form of “dal makhani” will always be on the menu.
This dish of lentils (“dal”) and cream is traditionally slow cooked overnight in clay pots with tons of spices and ghee (clarified butter). To say that it is a rich (and tasty) dish

Sunday is the day we (ie “I”) do the most cooking in our house. The groceries are stocked up, the house is clean, and everyone is well rested. This is the day we want to spend time together at home and eat healthy, nourishing meals.
This Sunday was no exception. I started the day

One of the first times I realized how truly global the world was becoming was when I had classmate (who was not Indian) in graduate school say that he loved lime pickles with yogurt rice. This is a truly traditional Southern Indian combination- not something you can pick up eating in a

While sweet, salty, sour and spicy tastes are often encountered in global cuisine, bitterness is rare and usually not even sought after.
In Asian cuisine, one way to achieve this flavor is through the aptly named “bitter gourd.”
Bitter gourds originated in India and went to China in the

We were having a family dinner in an Italian restaurant the other day when my husband declared that our appetizer tasted just like his grandmother’s recipe. Among the many things that make this odd (and interesting at the same time) is that my husband’s grandmother lived in India all

Farmer’s markets are truly one of the great joys of springtime. Somethings, like strawberries, we buy weekly without fail until their season is over. Other things have a much shorter season or are less common, so they come and go quickly. These are what I am on the lookout for in my

We were driving around running errands recently when we came across a huge Asian market. Having heard of it before, and with some time to spare, we decided to walk in and give it a try. It was a different world inside with all manner of exotic fruits and vegetables. Multiple varieties of